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Climate
Weather of an area. A desert is a dry climate.
Weather of an area. A desert is a dry climate.
Dinosaur
A group of large, extinct reptiles
A group of large, extinct reptiles
Environment
All of the conditions and surroundings. The fern grew in a warm, wet environment.
All of the conditions and surroundings. The fern grew in a warm, wet environment.
Extinct
No longer living. Dinosaurs are extinct.
No longer living. Dinosaurs are extinct.
Extinction
The process of dying out
The process of dying out
Fossil
The hardened remains of a plant or animal from long ago.
The hardened remains of a plant or animal from long ago.
Impression
An imprint. Their foot made an impression in the wet soil.
An imprint. Their foot made an impression in the wet soil.
Infer
To make a conclusion from what is known. we can infer that dinosaurs existed because of fossils.
To make a conclusion from what is known. we can infer that dinosaurs existed because of fossils.
Mineral
Rock or ore.
Rock or ore.
Organism
Any living thing.
Any living thing.
Paleontologist
A person who studies fossil remains.
A person who studies fossil remains.
Prehistoric
Before recorded history. A stegosaurus was a prehistoric animal.
Before recorded history. A stegosaurus was a prehistoric animal.
Preserved
Kept from rotting. The fossil was well preserved inside the rock.
Kept from rotting. The fossil was well preserved inside the rock.
Replacement
To take the place of. Minerals made a replacement of the bird's feathers in the fossil.
To take the place of. Minerals made a replacement of the bird's feathers in the fossil.
Sedimentary
Rock formed from material that settles.
Rock formed from material that settles.
Trilobite
A fossil sea animal.
A fossil sea animal.
Tropical
A warm, moist region. They went to a tropical island near the equator.
A warm, moist region. They went to a tropical island near the equator.
